The King's Great Matter

Question 1

What did Martin Luther do in 1517 that Henry criticised?

Answer 1

Pinned his 95 theses to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral

Question 2

When did Henry cease marital relations with Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 2

1524

Question 3

In what year did the Spanish Ambassador Chapuys report that Henry VIII had organised a secret meeting to discuss a potential annulment?

Answer 3

1527

Question 4

When was Blackfriar’s Court?

Answer 4

1529

Question 5

When did Thomas More become Chancellor and who did he replace?

Answer 5

1529; Wolsey

Question 6

Who was the Pope’s emissary at Blackfriar’s Court?

Answer 6

Cardinal Campeggio

Question 7

Who were Catherine of Aragon’s national supporters?

Answer 7

Thomas More and John Fisher

Question 8

Who were Catherine of Aragon’s international supporters?

Answer 8

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Question 9

In what year did Henry become interested in Anne?

Answer 9

1526

Question 10

Who gave Henry a copy of “A Supplication for the Beggars”

Answer 10

Anne Boleyn

Question 11

When were Henry and Anne married and who conducted the service?

Answer 11

1533; Thomas Cranmer

Question 12

Who were the two members of the King’s household who spoke in defence of Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 12

Sir Nicholas Carew and Sir Henry Guildford

Question 13

Which two Lords supported Catherine of Aragon?

Answer 13

Lords Darcy and Hussey

Question 14

In what year was Anne Boleyn executed?

Answer 14

1536

Question 15

When did Catherine of Aragon die?

Answer 15

1536

Question 16

When did Thomas Cranmer become Archbishop of Canterbury and who did he replace?

Answer 16

1532; William Warham

Question 17

Why did William Warham annoy Henry VIII?

Answer 17

He stuck with the papal line against his annulment

Question 18

What was Anne Boleyn’s coronation used for and how?

Answer 18

To manage public opinion and gain support for the break with Rome; it was full of symbolism for a new beginning

Question 19

What happened in 1536 that is thought to have made Henry a tyrant?

Answer 19

A jousting accident

Question 20

From which book in the Bible did Henry use to justify the calls of the illegitimacy of his marriage to Catherine due to her previous marriage to his brother Arthur?

Answer 20

Leviticus (20:21)

Question 21

What evidence is there that Henry VIII was a convinced Catholic in 1529?

Answer 21

His attacks on Martin Luther’s 95 thesis and daily attendance at mass and going on pilgrimage to Walsingham

Question 22

What was the relationship between Catherine and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain?

Answer 22

He was her nephew

Question 23

Who was the Spanish ambassador to England who kept Charles informed about Henry’s marital situation?

Answer 23

Eustace Chapuys

Question 24

Who was the Bishop of Rochester who supported Catherine and was later executed for treason?

Answer 24

John Fisher